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Printed Pages SS17 is now available for pre-order – with exclusive prints and more!

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There is just one week to go before Printed Pages goes on general sale around the world – but you can make sure that the issue lands on your doormat early with a host of extra goodies if you order today.

Issue 13 of Printed Pages launches as It’s Nice That celebrates its 10th anniversary. The magazine includes 240 pages of inspiring work and engaging articles featuring creatives from around the world. Providing an essential overview of the creative world today, Printed Pages is an optimistic record of the power of creativity in all its forms.

Beaming out from the cover is a smiling face designed by illustrator Ted Parker. The specially commissioned work typifies the ethos of Printed Pages, championing the joy and power of creative endeavour. Inside, exclusive features include an interview with pioneering photographer William Eggleston, a photo essay documenting the rarely seen work archived by Heatherwick Studio, a tribute to art critic John Berger and a gallery of 14 smiles created by the likes of Martin Parr, Jon Burgerman, James Jarvis, Rose Blake, Charlotte Mei and more.

Pre-order Printed Pages Spring Summer 2017 now!

Other features include a look at the revered design school Ecal, an examination of the legacy of the Ulm School, a chat with artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers about his influences, a profile of uncompromising British artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster, a survey of the enduring work of designer Lucienne Day on the occasion of the centenary of her birth and an in-depth interview with French artist Marguerite Humeau as she continues her “epic quest” to discover the unknown.

Throughout the magazine there are articles covering the work of more than 30 international artists, designers and photographers including photographer Carlota Guerrero, illustrator Cute Brute and graphic designers Triboro.

The bright pink cover of a magazine reads “Printed Pages” at the top. Below the text is a simple, white smiley face with a pink nose.
A collection of art prints, stickers and a magazine spread laid out on a grey surface. A pink booklet titled “Printed Pages” sits beside a large print of yellow and purple organic shapes.

Those that preorder the magazine will also receive:
- an exclusive Litho poster by illustrator Tim Lahan, developed from his popular Rocks series
- a two colour screen print by graphic artist James Jarvis
- five postcards featuring some of the best images of the issue
- a set of stickers by illustrator Kate Prior depicting defiant female fists commissioned on the occasion of International Women’s day

Buy a copy of the magazine and goodies all for £10 + P&P on Company of Parrots.

Pre-order Printed Pages Spring Summer 2017 now!

An open magazine spread featuring a black and white portrait of William Eggleston. He is wearing a white shirt and loosened tie, looking upwards with a cigarette in his hand. The opposite page features his name in bold black type and the quote “Things just happen, as things do”.
An open book shows two illustrations on facing pages. The left page, titled “Nadine Redlich”, features a drawing of a set of teeth with colourful braces on a pink background. The right page, titled “Bráulio Amado”, shows a surreal, pink distorted face with large eyes on a green background.
An open magazine spread featuring a colourful illustration and an article. The left page shows a bold, stylised illustration of two hands clasped together, surrounded by the text “Seetal Solanki” and “Visual Editions”.
An open book displays a series of black and white photographs of brutalist concrete architecture. On the right page, a person stands with their back to the camera, leaning against a massive, angular concrete wall.
An open magazine spread featuring the project “Triboro”. The left page shows a large, colourful abstract collage of geometric cut-outs, while the right page displays a grid of smaller, similarly styled graphic experiments.
An open magazine spread features a bold headline on the left reading “Between Creation and Destruction”. Below, a smaller line reads “The art of storytelling by Oliver Jeffers”. The right page shows a portrait of a person with a blue cloth held behind their head.
An open magazine spread features a black and white graphic of three undulating, parallel lines. Below the image, a bold headline reads “The Ulm Model”, with a small credit to “Words Billie Muraben”.
An open book displays a spread of illustrations by Tanawat Sakdawisarak. The pages feature a collection of colourful, abstract figures and objects arranged in a collage style.
An open magazine spread with two contrasting coloured pages. The pink left page reads “From a basement packed with ideas” and the green right page reads “To learning from the failure of functionalism”.
An open magazine spread features a large, textured clay sculpture on the right page against a dark brown background. The left page is white with bold black text that reads “Fear of a Flat Planet” and “Heatherwick Studio’s adventures in clay”.
An open magazine spread with a black left page and a white right page. Bold white text on the left and black text on the right reads “Light and Shadow”. The right page features a grid of four black and white photographs showing people in a studio. Below the title, a sub-headline reads “Tim Noble and Sue Webster on their creative relationship”.
A collection of prints scattered across a grey surface. Each print features an abstract composition of yellow and purple organic shapes that resemble smooth stones.
An illustration of a simple, yellow rectangular character with a wide, hand-drawn smile. The figure has two small circular ears, two dot eyes under a single curved brow, and short legs.

For wholesale and trade enquiries please contact the following distributors:
UK and Europe distribution: Bryony at Antenne Books Bryony@antennebooks.com

For the rest of the world please contact James Frederick at COMAG James.Frederick@comag.co.uk

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